Okay. You stand out in the rain and wait for the police. I'm not doing that. Sorry not sorry.
Have you ever had a near death experience?
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Okay. You stand out in the rain and wait for the police. I'm not doing that. Sorry not sorry.
1. Was in a van that drove over a gas pump at Kum & Go my senior year (1991) in Mason City.
A friend was driving and another buddy in the passenger seat. I was in the first seat behind them in the middle. Driver had a big gulp tip over when we were pulling out and bent over to grab it. Next thing I know I'm on the floor of the passenger seat with blood all over my eyes and my left shoulder was broken. I look up and see the windshield is cracked and gasoline is spraying through it. Driver is hopping out of his window and the passenger is crawling over me screaming that his door is stuck.
We both went to the side slider and started ripping at it. We heard the whoooosh of the gasoline catching fire and the entire van was fully engulfed in flames. We were both completely soaked in gasoline. There was a car in front of us that blew up and want about 4 feet in the air. We somehow got the slider open and there was a 4' wall of flames all around the van.
I could hear the countdown in my head as I knew our van was going to explode any second. We jumped through the flames somehow not catching fire. We then bear crawled away because the heat was so intense. Crazy thing was as we were crawling away the car next to us that was fully engulfed in flames, casually drove past us and got on the highway and drove off with flames all over it!
When we got across the street our van exploded. It was a 15 passenger van and it went about 1' off the ground. The heat and explosions curled the canopy above the gas pumps back like a tin can.
I still have the newspaper clipping on my desk to remind me of how lucky I was that day. We were local celebrities for a few days on the radio and in the paper. I slept on my parents floor that night I was so messed up.
2. I'm a Hawkeye fan so over the past 20 years I've had a lot of close calls.
A friend was driving and another buddy in the passenger seat. I was in the first seat behind them in the middle. Driver had a big gulp tip over when we were pulling out and bent over to grab it. Next thing I know I'm on the floor of the passenger seat with blood all over my eyes and my left shoulder was broken. I look up and see the windshield is cracked and gasoline is spraying through it. Driver is hopping out of his window and the passenger is crawling over me screaming that his door is stuck.
We both went to the side slider and started ripping at it. We heard the whoooosh of the gasoline catching fire and the entire van was fully engulfed in flames. We were both completely soaked in gasoline. There was a car in front of us that blew up and want about 4 feet in the air. We somehow got the slider open and there was a 4' wall of flames all around the van.
I could hear the countdown in my head as I knew our van was going to explode any second. We jumped through the flames somehow not catching fire. We then bear crawled away because the heat was so intense. Crazy thing was as we were crawling away the car next to us that was fully engulfed in flames, casually drove past us and got on the highway and drove off with flames all over it!
When we got across the street our van exploded. It was a 15 passenger van and it went about 1' off the ground. The heat and explosions curled the canopy above the gas pumps back like a tin can.
I still have the newspaper clipping on my desk to remind me of how lucky I was that day. We were local celebrities for a few days on the radio and in the paper. I slept on my parents floor that night I was so messed up.
2. I'm a Hawkeye fan so over the past 20 years I've had a lot of close calls.
I’ve heard similar stories. It could have ended much differently for me.
You might feel different if it was one of your kids in the accident
There were dozens of other witnesses. Most of them got stuck in the resulting traffic jam. I magically avoided any damage and just kept on driving.
The forensics of the crash would have clearly shown the Tesla driver was reckless. No witnesses needed.
Okay. If you are that confident, I'll let it slide.
I'd just hate to see the driver get off on criminal and civil liability.I was about 11 and got the measles. I ran a 106.2 to 106.4 temp for about 32 hours. Had the doctor out to our house twice. They didn't think I was going to make it.
I remember very little of it except when I saw our doctor there I thought we were at his office and asked Mom if we could go to the drug store and get a fountain coke after. Loved those fountain cokes.
I remember very little of it except when I saw our doctor there I thought we were at his office and asked Mom if we could go to the drug store and get a fountain coke after. Loved those fountain cokes.
I bet you didn't know that a mid level HR manager would also be an expert in criminal investigation and forensics.Okay. If you are that confident, I'll let it slide.
